Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education